CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE POETRY OF NANA ASMA'U
CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE POETRY OF NANA ASMA'U
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1995-08
Authors
MADINATU, SHEHU
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Abstract
Studies on the literary activities of Nana Asma'u
are shallowly exposed. This is despite her immense
significance to the Uthman bin Fodio 18th century
Jihad reform period to the full understanding of
literary activities in indigenous languages in the
Northern States of Nigeria. This study, therefore,
is an exploration of the style and content of the
poetry of Nana Asma'u bint Fodio. In other words, the
study examines culture and society in the poetry of
Nana Asma'u. The study has appendices of a selection
of Nana Asma'u's poems and is divided into five
chapters .
The first, chapter provides an introduction to Nana
Asma'u, her family, her life history, her matrimonial
home and the origins of her literary activities.
Chapter two is a literature review on the poetry and
significance of Nana Asma'u. Chapter three is a
literary appreciation of the form of her elegies while
chapter four studies Nana Asma'u's injunctionary poems.
Chapter five contains the general conclusions reached
after studying the poetry, the culture and society of
Nana Asma'u bint Fodio.
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A Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Arts in Literature.
Keywords
CULTURE, SOCIETY, POETRY, NANA ASMA'U